A ruler of the synagogue at Capernaum, memorable for his faith in Christ. His deceased daughter, twelve years of age, was restored to life and health by the Savior, Mark 5:33; Luke 8:41.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A ruler of the synagogue at Capernaum, whose only daughter Jesus restored to life (Mark 5:22; Luke 8:41). Entering into the chamber of death, accompanied by Peter and James and John and the father and mother of the maiden, he went forward to the bed whereon the corpse lay, and said, Talitha cumi, i.e., "Maid, arise," and immediately the spirit of the maiden came to her again, and she arose straightway; and "at once to strengthen that life which had come back to her, and to prove that she was indeed no ghost, but had returned to the realities of a mortal existence, he commanded to give her something to eat" (Mark 5:43).

ja'-i-rus, ja-i'-rus (Iaeiros): A ruler in a synagogue near Capernaum whose only daughter, aged about 12 years, was raised from the dead by Jesus (Matthew 9:18-26Mark 5:22-43Luke 8:41-56). The accounts of the miracle are substantially the same, but vary in detail. According to Mark and Luke the arrival of Jairus in Capernaum fell immediately after the return of Jesus from Gadara, but according to Matthew the sequence of events was that Jesus had returned to Capernaum, had called Matthew, had joined the feast of the publicans, and had just finished His discourse on fasting when Jairus came to Him. Matthew and Mark both testify to the great faith of Jairus, who besought of Jesus that He should but lay His hand upon the maid and she should live. According to Matthew she was already dead when Jairus came to Capernaum; according to the others she was on the point of death; but all agree as to her death before the arrival of Jesus and His followers at her abode. Matthew implies that Jesus alone was present at the actual raising; Mark and Luke state that Peter, James, John and the parents were also there. The healing of the woman with the issue of blood by Jesus on the way is given by all.

Jairus' Daughter....JAIRUS' DAUGHTER. Jairus was one of the rulers of the Jewish church, or synagogue, and he had a daughter who had been very ill and .../.../anonymous/mother stories from the new testament/jairus daughter.htm

Christ to Jairus... I to XII CHRIST TO JAIRUS. ... The calm leisureliness of conscious power shines out very brilliantly from this story of the raising of Jairus's daughter. .../.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/christ to jairus.htm

With Jairus... Strong Meat for Hungry Souls: The Gospel of St. Mark CHAPTER 5:21-43 WITHJAIRUS. "And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat .../.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 5 21-43 with jairus.htm

Cont. With Jairus Cont.... Strong Meat for Hungry Souls: The Gospel of St. Mark CHAPTER 5:21-43 cont. WITH JAIRUS cont. The disciples wondered at His question .../.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 5 21-43 cont with jairus.htm

Jairus' Daughter and the Invalid Woman.... Part Fifth. From Second Passover Until Third.(Time: One Year.) LVIII. Jairus' Daughter and the Invalid Woman. (Capernaum, Same Day as Last.) .../.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/lviii jairus daughter and the.htm

Particulars...Jairus, ruler of a synagogue, came to Jesus and worshipped him; or as Mark, and Luke, fell down at his feet, saying, My daughter is even now dead, or, at the .../.../section ii particulars.htm

Talitha Cumi... TALITHA CUMI. And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue,Jairus by name; and when he saw Him, he fell at His feet, 23. .../.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/talitha cumi.htm

The General Observations are These.... Of the miracle on Jairus's daughter, the time and place are sufficiently specified by St. ... She is the daughter of a ruler of a synagogue, whose name was Jairus. .../.../section i the general observations.htm

Jair (14 Occurrences)... (c) The father of Mordecai (Esther 2:5). In the Apocrypha (Additions to Esther 11:2) his name is given as "Jairus" (Iaeiros). (2 .../j/jair.htm - 14k

James (40 Occurrences)... With John and Peter he was present at the transfiguration (Matthew 17:1; Mark 9:2), at the raising of Jairus's daughter (Mark 5:37-43), and in the garden with .../j/james.htm - 78k

Named (428 Occurrences)... Mark 5:22 and lo, there doth come one of the chiefs of the synagogue, by name Jairus, and having seen him, he doth fall at his feet, (See NAS NIV). .../n/named.htm - 33k

Ruler (329 Occurrences)... Sometimes they, also, were given the same name (compare "one of the rulers of the synagogue," Mark 5:22, 35 Luke 8:41, 49; in Matthew 9:18 Jairus is simply .../r/ruler.htm - 50k

Official (45 Occurrences)... and great wailing. (See NAS). Luke 8:41 Behold, there came a man namedJairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down .../o/official.htm - 20k

Officials (229 Occurrences)... (See NIV). Mark 5:22 Behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came; and seeing him, he fell at his feet, (See NAS). .../o/officials.htm - 36k